JP2015046508A - Supporting device and supporting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for improving maintenance work by saving a space for a wall surface occupied area.SOLUTION: A supporting device includes: a pair of support legs which are mounted on the side surface of a housing to support the housing; a pair of stationary legs which are mounted on a mounting surface installing the housing thereon and fixed to a place installing the housing thereon; and a movable mechanism which pivotally connects the pair of support legs and the pair of stationary legs.

Description

  The present invention relates to a support device for mounting a housing of an electronic device such as a communication control device on a wall, and a support method.

  From the viewpoint of space saving, a support device has been developed for installing an electronic device or the like on a wall. For example, there is a support device that is compatible with both installation methods on a tabletop or a floor and wall mounting on a wall surface.

  As such a support device, Patent Document 1 discloses a pair of legs that have a plate shape and are provided with leg protrusions or leg recesses formed on the first plate surface corresponding to the housing recesses or the housing protrusions. A support device including a support leg and an intermediate member is disclosed. In Patent Literature 1, when the housing is wall-mounted, the pair of support legs are attached so that the pair is connected via an intermediate member, the second plate surface is in contact with the wall surface, The housing is hooked and supported in front of the first plate surface by engaging the housing concave portion or the housing convex portion formed on the back surface with the housing portion or the leg concave portion.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a wall hanging device in which a plurality of electronic device casings such as a telephone exchange are installed on a wall of a building or the like. This wall hanging device has a mounting bracket for mounting on a wall, a mounting base plate on which the lower surface of one of the plurality of electronic device casings is mounted, a mounting base plate formed by protruding the receiving base, and a mounting base plate. A device comprising a mounting portion for mounting one electronic device housing on a base plate, and another electronic device housing placed on the device mounting bracket in front of the wall of the one electronic device housing. A mounting means is provided for mounting the extension bracket. In Patent Document 3, an extension casing is provided on a basic casing containing a basic circuit board and a power supply unit so that the extension casing can be rotated about a support shaft, and the extension circuit board is detachably provided on the extension casing. An apparatus provided to fix one side of a body to a wall surface with an attachment member is disclosed.

  In Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the electronic device is fixedly mounted on the wall surface, it is necessary to remove the electronic device every maintenance work. In Patent Document 3, it is difficult to save space because a housing such as an electronic device needs to be attached as a set. Further, since the casing cannot be moved integrally, there is a problem that efficient maintenance work cannot be performed.

  10 and 11 show a support device for supporting a housing 400 such as an associated electronic device. The mounting direction of the option card 401 and the battery 402 to the electronic device attached to the support device is the side surface of the electronic device. Therefore, when installing the electronic device on the wall, it is necessary to secure a work space for maintenance work of the option card 401 or the battery 402. When it is difficult to secure a work space, it is necessary to remove the electronic device from the wall surface for each maintenance work. Further, during the maintenance work, the mounting direction of each accessory device is different, so that the work from the same direction cannot be performed, and the maintenance work is complicated.

  FIG. 12 shows a supporting device 500 for storing related electronic equipment and installing it in a predetermined place. In the support device 500 as shown in the figure, the option card 501 can be mounted from the front side, but the outer shape of the entire device becomes large, and the thickness from the wall surface is increased in the installed state.

JP 2010-171177 A JP 2001-339172 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-85186

  After mounting a housing such as an electronic device on a support device and installing it on a wall, maintenance work such as repair or expansion may be performed. In the case of the supporting device as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, since maintenance work must be performed from the side of the housing, the maintenance work becomes difficult and work efficiency deteriorates. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 12, the maintenance work can be performed from the front of the housing, but the outer shape of the entire apparatus becomes large and space saving cannot be achieved.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a support device and a support method in which an entire casing of an electronic device is pivotally mounted on a wall.

In view of the above problems, one embodiment of the present invention is a pair of support legs that are attached to a side surface of a housing to support the housing, and a place where the housing is installed by being attached to a mounting surface on which the housing is installed. A pair of fixed legs to be fixed; a movable mechanism that pivotally connects the pair of support legs and the pair of fixed legs;
It is related with the support apparatus characterized by providing.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the pair of support legs and the pair of fixed legs are pivotably connected, the pair of connected fixed legs are fixed to the mounting surface, and the housing is attached to the pair of support legs. Then, the present invention relates to a support method characterized in that the angle formed between the mounting surface and the housing is adjusted by pivoting a pair of support legs during maintenance.

  According to the present invention, when a housing such as a control device is installed on a wall surface, the occupied area of the wall surface can be saved, and maintenance workability can be improved.

  Further advantages and embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below using the description and the drawings.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure in the state which attached the control apparatus to the support apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the support apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating schematic structure of the support apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows an unfolded state and (b) shows an accommodation state. It is a principal part enlarged view for demonstrating the movable mechanism of the support apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the control apparatus which can be installed in the support apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the support apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows another structure of the support apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows another structure of the support apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the support apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention to the attachment surface, (a) shows a state without a battery, (b) shows a state with a battery. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control apparatus attached to the related support apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the work space at the time of maintaining the control apparatus attached to the related support apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of a related support apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a support device and a support method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not construed as being limited by the embodiments described below.

(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the configuration of the support device 1 according to the present embodiment. In the figure, the support device 1 is used to hang and install electronic devices such as a key telephone main device and the housing 30 thereof. During maintenance work, the support legs 12A and 12B of the support device 1 to which the housing 30 is attached are pivoted (rotated) about the movable mechanism without removing the housing 30 from the support device 1. Work space can be secured.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y, Z) is used. 1 to 4, in the orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y, Z), the X-axis direction is the vertical direction (height direction) extending parallel to the mounting surface 200 on which the support device 1 is installed. The Y-axis direction is parallel to the mounting surface 200 and is the left-right direction (width direction) perpendicular to the X-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction is the front-rear direction (depth) perpendicular to the mounting surface 200 Direction).

  1 and 2 are views for explaining the support device 1 to which a housing 30 such as a control device according to the present embodiment is attached. The support device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is in a deployed state for performing work such as maintenance work and attachment / detachment of the accessory device. The support device 1 in FIG. 2 is in a state in which the support device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is accommodated. As shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to attach / detach accessory devices such as the option card 40 and the battery 50 with the support device 1 expanded 90 °, and to perform maintenance work on the housing 30 such as the control device. Become. Normally, as shown in FIG. 2, the support device 1 and the housing 30 attached to the support device 1 can be stored in a compact manner so that the support device 1 is stored and is in close contact with the mounting surface 200 such as a wall. In the support device 1, it is not necessary to remove the housing 30 of the control device for each maintenance work.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of the support device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3A shows a view in which the support legs 12A and 12B of the support device 1 are rotated 90 ° from the Y-axis direction to the Z-axis direction with the movable mechanism as an axis. FIG. 3B shows a view in which the support legs 12A and 12B are arranged in the Y-axis direction, and the support legs 12A and 12B and the fixed legs 10A and 10B are fixed and stored.

  As shown in the figure, the support device 1 includes a fixed leg 10A, 10B fixed to a mounting surface 200 such as a wall, a height adjusting member 11 that indirectly connects the fixed leg 10A, 10B, and a housing 30. Support legs 12A and 12B. Further, the support device 1 adjusts the position of the hinge 13 that pivotably connects the fixed legs 10A and 10B and the support legs 12A and 12B, and the housing 30 that pivots (rotates) together with the support legs 12A and 12B. And an angle adjusting shaft 14.

  The fixed legs 10A and 10B are a pair of metal fittings having a rectangular shape, and are constituted by, for example, plate-like metal fittings. The fixed legs 10A and 10B are fixed to a mounting surface 200 such as a wall using fixing means such as screws. Further, the fixed leg 10 </ b> A has a shaft mounting portion 101 for mounting the angle adjustment shaft 14.

  The height adjusting member 11 is a plate-shaped metal fitting having, for example, a rectangular shape. The fixed legs 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B arranged in parallel are indirectly connected via the height adjusting member 11. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the height adjusting member 11 is connected perpendicularly to a substantially intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the fixed legs 10A and 10B arranged in parallel.

  The support legs 12A and 12B are a pair of metal fittings having an L shape, and are configured by, for example, plate-like metal fittings. The support leg 12A extends in an L shape in the −Y axis direction of the YZ plane and the X axis direction of the XZ plane. The support leg 12B extends in an L shape in the −Y axis direction of the YZ plane and the −X axis direction of the XZ plane. Case mounting holes 16A and 16B for supporting the housing 30 are formed in a part of each support leg 12A and 12B in the YZ plane. For example, fixing means such as screws are used as housing mounting holes. The housing 30 is supported by being fixed to 16A or 16B. Further, shaft fixing grooves 121 and 122 to be described later are formed in the support leg 12A.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, hinges 13 are connected to the ends in the short direction as members for connecting the fixed legs 10A and the support legs 12A, and the fixed legs 10B and the support legs 12B. With this configuration, the hinge 13 becomes a movable mechanism, and the support legs 12A and 12B and the casing 30 supported by the support legs 12A and 12B can be pivoted by 90 ° from the XY plane to the XZ plane. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 30 supported by the support legs 12 </ b> A and 12 </ b> B can be disposed on the attachment surface 200. Further, the fixed legs 10A and 10B and the support legs 12A and 12B have the same height in the X-axis direction. This height is determined by the height adjusting member 11, and in the present embodiment, the height is equal to that of the two casings 30, but is not limited to this configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the support device 1 to which the housing 30 is attached is in the housed state, the thickness t from the mounting surface 200 such as a wall can be suppressed, thereby saving space. On the other hand, in the case of maintenance or wiring work, the support device 1 can be in the unfolded state shown in FIG. Moreover, attachment / detachment of accessory devices such as the option card 40 and the battery 50 can be performed from the same direction from the front of the housing 30. The support device 1 is in a stored state by inserting and fixing male screws 15 such as knurled screws on the support legs 12A and 12B to the corresponding fixed legs 10A and 10B.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of the support leg 12A of the support device 1 according to the present embodiment. The support device 1 in the figure is in a state in which the support legs 12A and 12B are developed 90 ° from the Y-axis direction to the X-axis direction with the hinge 13 as an axis. In this embodiment, the support leg 12A has a shaft fixing groove 121 for fixing 90 ° and a shaft fixing groove 122 for fixing 50 °. In FIG. 4, the angle adjusting shaft 14 attached to the shaft attaching portion 101 of the fixed leg 10A is fixed to the 90 ° fixing shaft fixing groove 121. In order to secure the working space and adjust the working position, the angle adjusting shaft 14 is fixed to the shaft fixing groove 122 for fixing 50 °, so that the housings attached to the supporting legs 12A and 12B and the supporting legs 12A and 12B. The body 30 can be disposed at a position rotated by 50 ° from the X-axis direction. In the present embodiment, two shaft fixing grooves 121 and 122 for 90 ° fixing and 50 ° fixing are exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and for example, shaft fixing for 30 ° fixing or 150 ° fixing is possible. A groove may be provided as appropriate.

  Next, a method for supporting the housing 30 such as an electronic device mounted on the support device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When maintenance work is performed on the housing 30 attached to the support device 1, first, the male screws 15 fixing the support legs 12A and 12B and the fixed legs 10A and 10B are removed. Then, the support device 1 is deployed by pivoting the pair of support legs 12A and 12B together with the mounted housing 30 from the Y-axis direction to the Z-axis direction. Next, the support legs 12 </ b> A and 12 </ b> B are fixed at a desired angle using the angle adjustment shaft 14. In the present embodiment, the angle adjusting shaft 14 is inserted into the notch-shaped shaft fixing grooves 121 and 122 formed in the support leg 12A, and the support legs 12A and 12B and the mounted housing are attached at an angle of 50 ° or 90 °. The body 30 can be fixed. Since the work space can be easily secured in the expanded state, the maintenance work is performed in this state. After completion of the maintenance work, the support legs 12A and 12B and the mounted casing 30 are pivoted from the Z-axis direction to the Y-axis direction to accommodate the support device 1, and the support legs 12A and 12B and the fixed legs 10A are accommodated. 10B is fixed with the male screw 15.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, when the housing 30 such as a communication control device is installed on the mounting surface 200 such as a wall surface, the wall surface area can be saved and the maintenance workability can be improved. In addition, a plurality of housings 30 can be collectively installed on the mounting surface 200.

(Second Embodiment)
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment of the present invention is a modification of the above-described first embodiment. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, parts having the same functions as those already described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. The support device 1 according to the second embodiment can be installed on the wall of each component of the housing 30 such as various electronic devices.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, an orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y, Z) is used. 5 to 9, in the orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y, Z), the X-axis direction is the vertical direction (height direction) extending in parallel to the mounting surface 200 on which the support device 1 is installed. The Y-axis direction is parallel to the mounting surface 200 and is the left-right direction (width direction) perpendicular to the X-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction is the front-rear direction (depth) perpendicular to the mounting surface 200 Direction).

  FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the housing 30 to be mounted on the support device 1 according to the second embodiment. The housing 30 according to the present embodiment includes a basic rack 30A, an expansion rack 30B, and a storage rack 30C. In the present embodiment, the support device 1 is configured to be able to mount any or all of these housings 30. Hereinafter, the support device 1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 6, the height changing portion 11A (height adjusting member 11) is also arranged in parallel between a pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B arranged in parallel, and the longitudinal direction of these supporting devices 1 is connected. A 1st stage structure is shown. In addition, in this support apparatus 1, description of support leg 12A, 12B and the hinge 13 is abbreviate | omitted for description. The support device 1 having the first-stage configuration can be mounted on the mounting surface 200 by mounting any one of the basic rack 30A, the expansion rack 30B, and the storage rack 30C. That is, the total height of connecting the fixed legs 10A and 10B and the height changing portion 11A shown in FIG. 6 is equivalent to the height of one basic frame 30A. The height adjusting member 11 has a plate-like height changing portion 11A having a rectangular shape and a height extending portion 11B. A support leg connected to the pair of fixed legs 10A, 10B via a hinge 13 by connecting the height changing portion 11A between the pair of fixed legs 10A, 10B and determining the height in the X-axis direction. The heights in the X-axis direction of 12A and 12B are determined. In the first stage configuration, a height extension portion 11B is stored on the back surface of the height changing portion 11A.

  In FIG. 7, a height changing portion 11A is vertically arranged between a pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B arranged in parallel, and a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B and a height changing portion 11A. The 2nd step | paragraph structure of the support apparatus 1 which connected the edge part of the transversal direction of this is shown. Also in the figure, the description of the support legs 12A and 12B for explanation is omitted. This support device 1 has a height that allows two housings to be mounted among the basic rack 30A, the expansion rack 30B, and the storage rack 30C. In the second-stage support device 1 shown in FIG. 7, the overall height of the fixed legs 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B and the height changing unit 11 </ b> A is the same height as two housings. In the second stage configuration, the height extension portion 11B is stored on the back surface of the height change portion 11A.

  FIG. 8 shows that the height changing portion 11A and the height extending portion 11B are vertically arranged between the pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B arranged in parallel, and the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B. The 3rd step | paragraph structure of the support apparatus 1 which connected the edge part of the transversal direction of 11A of height change parts and the height extension part 11B is shown. In the support device 1 having the third-stage configuration, the height extension portion 11B stored in the height changing portion 11A is extended to extend the housing for three of the basic rack 30A, the extension rack 30B, and the storage rack 30C. The body can be accommodated. In FIG. 8, the support legs 12A and 12B are not shown for explanation.

  FIG. 9 shows a view in which the housing 30 is mounted on the support device 1 according to the present embodiment and fixed to the mounting surface 200. In the present embodiment, the installation space indicated by the thicknesses t1 and t2 (depth in the Z-axis direction) from the mounting surface 200 can be adjusted according to the presence or absence of an accessory device such as the battery 50. FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a configuration when the battery 50 is not attached to the back surface of the housing 30. In the figure, the housing 30 is mounted and supported using fixing means such as screws in the housing mounting holes 16A formed in the support legs 12A and 12B. In this configuration, since the housing 30 is mounted at a position close to the mounting surface 200, the thickness t1 of the support device 1 and the housing 30 from the mounting surface 200 can be suppressed, and space saving can be achieved. . FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a configuration when the battery 50 is attached to the back surface of the housing 30. The housing 30 is mounted and supported using fixing means such as screws in the housing mounting holes 16B formed in the support legs 12A and 12B. Since the housing mounting hole 16B is formed at a position farther from the mounting surface 200 than the housing mounting hole 16A, the thickness t2 is larger than the thickness t1, but a battery is not provided between the housing 30 and the support device 1. Space for mounting can be secured.

  As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the housing 30 having various configurations can be installed on the mounting surface 200 with the set of support devices 1.

  Note that a method for supporting the housing 30 such as an electronic device using the characteristics included in the first and second embodiments described above is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with reference to each embodiment, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the first embodiment, the angle adjustment shaft 14 is provided between the fixed leg 10A and the support leg 12A. However, the angle adjustment shaft 14 is not limited to such a configuration, and the angle adjustment shaft 14 is adjusted between the fixed leg 10B and the support leg 12B. The shaft 14 may be provided, or the angle adjusting shaft 14 may be provided between both legs. In this case, the shaft mounting portion is provided on the fixed leg 10B, and the shaft fixing grooves 121 and 122 are provided on the support leg 12B. In the above-described embodiment, one height adjusting member 11 is provided between the pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B. However, the pair of fixed legs 10A and 10B is firmly fixed to the mounting surface 200 to have a desired height. The height adjusting member 11 may be omitted as long as it can be positioned. Conversely, a plurality of height adjusting members 11 may be provided to reinforce the support device 1. In the second embodiment, the support device 1 corresponding to the housing 30 having the maximum three-stage configuration has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the casing has a four-stage or five-stage configuration. Needless to say, various configurations such as changing the configuration of the height adjusting member 11 of the support device 1 may be adopted so as to cope with the above.

  The support device and the support method according to the present invention can be applied to a product that supports wall-mounted installation, and may also be applied to peripheral devices that are used in association with electronic devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support apparatus 10A, 10B Fixed leg 101 Shaft mounting part 11 Height adjustment member 11A Height change part 11B Height extension part 12A, 12B Support leg 121 Shaft fixing groove (for 90 degree fixation)
122 Shaft fixing groove (for fixing 50 °)
13 Hinge 14 Angle adjustment shaft 15 Male thread 16A, 16B Housing mounting hole 30 Housing 30A Basic rack 30B Expansion rack 30C Storage rack 40 Option card 50 Battery 200 Mounting surface

Claims (11)

A pair of support legs attached to the side surface of the housing and supporting the housing;
A pair of fixing legs attached to a mounting surface on which the housing is installed and fixed to a place where the housing is installed;
A support mechanism comprising: a movable mechanism that pivotably connects the pair of support legs and the pair of fixed legs. An angle adjustment shaft for adjusting an angle formed by a housing mounted on a pair of support legs pivoted by the movable mechanism and the mounting surface;
The support device according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the pair of support legs includes a shaft fixing groove that fixes the housing at a specific angle.   A height adjustment member connected to the pair of fixed legs to position the pair of fixed legs is further provided, and the pair of fixed legs is connected to the pair of fixed legs via the movable mechanism by connecting the height adjustment member to the pair of fixed legs. The support device according to claim 1, wherein the height of the pair of support legs connected to the base is adjusted.   The height adjusting member has a rectangular shape, and has a height changing portion that is connected to the pair of fixed legs in a longitudinal direction or a short direction and adjusts the height of the pair of fixed legs. The support device according to claim 3.   The support device according to claim 4, wherein the height adjustment member includes a height extension portion extending from the height changing portion.   6. The support device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of support legs have a plurality of housing mounting holes in a direction away from the mounting surface.   Each of the pair of support legs is a plate-like member formed in an L shape, and is supported by covering the corners of the housing by attaching the support legs to the side surface of the housing. The support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   A pair of support legs and a pair of fixed legs are pivotally connected, the pair of fixed legs connected are fixed to an attachment surface, a housing is attached to the pair of support legs, and the attachment is installed on the attachment surface. A support method comprising adjusting the angle between the mounting surface and the housing by pivoting a pair of support legs during maintenance.   The support method according to claim 8, wherein the housing mounted on the pair of support legs is fixed at a predetermined angle.   The pair of fixed legs and a height adjusting member are connected to position the pair of fixed legs, and the height adjusting member adjusts the height of the pair of fixed legs to indirectly connect the pair of fixed legs. The support method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the height of the pair of connected support legs is also adjusted.   11. The space according to claim 8, wherein a space for installing another member is provided by adjusting a depth between a housing mounted on the pair of support legs and a mounting surface. Support method.

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